Elks Athletic Club

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Elks Athletic Club
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Location604 S. 3rd St., Louisville, Kentucky
Coordinates 38°14′55″N85°45′23″W / 38.24861°N 85.75639°W / 38.24861; -85.75639
Area2.4 acres (0.97 ha)
Built1924
Architect Joseph & Joseph
Architectural styleClassical Revival
NRHP reference No. 79001003 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 16, 1979

Elks Athletic Club, also known as YWCA, in Louisville, Kentucky, is an eight-story building that was built in 1924. It was designed by Joseph & Joseph in Classical Revival style.

It was sold and adapted into use as a hotel four years after it was built. It served as a hotel until 1963, then became a YWCA. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. M. A. Allgeier (April 12, 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Elks Athletic Club / YWCA". National Park Service . Retrieved February 28, 2017. with photo from 1979